Overview of Major Political Parties in India
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Dr. Pranami Laskar
Department of Political Science
Dr. BKB College, Puranigudam
Characteristics of Political Parties in
India:
Multi-party system classified as
national, state or regional level
Status of party is accorded by the
Election Commission of India
All parties are registered with Election
Commission
National Political Parties
Political parties which participate in different elections all over
India
Criteria for Recognition:
A party by must live up to at least one of the following
qualifications to be recognized
Win a minimum of 2% of the seats in the Lok Sabha from at least 3
different states
In General Elections, party must manage to win 6% of votes and
win at least 4 Lok Sabha seats
The party is recognized as a state level party in four or more states
Very few political parties are able to make presence as a national
party
These parties have a big presence in India: Bahujan Samaj Party
(BSP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Communist Party of India (CPI),
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM), India National
Congress (INC), National Congress Party (NCP)
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
The word “ bahujan” means the majority
of the people and “Samaj” means society
BSP represents the majority of the
people and represents mainly the
oppressed sections of society
The elephant on the symbol represents
physical strength and will-power
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Translates to “ Indian People’s Party”
Right-wing political position
Strongly adheres to cultural nationalism
through social conservatism and integral
humanism
The symbol contains a lotus, which is
India’s flower and is used to indicate
national identity
Communist Party of India (CPI)
Oldest party to have begun the communist
movement in India
Symbol is ears of corn and a sickle with a
red background
Red is the color of struggle symbolizing a
communist party
The ears of corn and a sickle depicts that
CPI contains peasants, farmers and laborers
who work the fields for a living
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Left-wing political party with communist political
ideology
The symbol is red which represents communism
The intersecting hammer and sickle depicts that
the party is a party of working class ( peasants,
farmers and laborers)
The sickle and hammer are used to cut corn and
all other crops in the field Symbol is very
similar from the CPI because their ideologies are
not much different
India National Congress (INC)
Country’ s oldest political party
One of the two major national political
parties
Operates on the ideology of Gandhian
Socialism and Social Democracy
Center- left political position
Symbol is the “right hand” with its palm-
side facing front, usually seen in the center
of the Indian flag which is the background
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
Born out of the Indian National Congress when 3
members were expelled
Stands for upholding democratic secular society
along with equality, social justice and unity in the
nation
Believe integrity of India can be achieve by
strengthening federalism and decentralizing
power
Symbol is a clock that reads 10:10, drawn in blue
and has 2 legs and an alarm button- denotes that
NCP will keep fighting for its principle no matter
how difficult the situation
State Parties
Political parties that participate in different elections but
only within one state
Some states have more than one state party Criteria of a
State Party
A party must live up to at least one of the following
qualifications to be acknowledged as a state party
Win at least 3 seats or 3% of the seats in the state legislative
assembly
Win minimum one seat in the Lok Sabha for every 25 seats or
any fraction allotted to the state
Status of a state party can still be bestowed upon an entity
even if it fails to win any seats in the Lok Sabha or the
assembly if it wins 8% of the total votes cast in the entire
state
Critical to make or break alliances in the Lok Sabha election
Regional Parties
Smaller parties that hold considerable
clout in individual states leading to high
fragmentation of vote distribution
“Trump card” of India’s political system
Political Parties
Political parties in which one person pulls all the
strings
Shiv Sena have their stronghold in the public not
because of leaders but because of party
ideology
Other parties are completely dependent on
respect the leader has in public
Also independent candidates
High number of film actors join Indian politics
Many state parties attract local film industry
actors in their party
Explore the characteristics and recognition criteria of political parties in India, including national parties like BSP, BJP, CPI, CPIM, INC, and NCP. Learn about their symbols, ideologies, and significance in the political landscape of India.
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Dr. Pranami Laskar Department of Political Science Dr. BKB College, Puranigudam
Characteristics of Political Parties in India: Multi-party system classified as national, state or regional level Status of party is accorded by the Election Commission of India All parties are registered with Election Commission
National Political Parties Political parties which participate in different elections all over India Criteria for Recognition: A party by must live up to at least one of the following qualifications to be recognized Win a minimum of 2% of the seats in the Lok Sabha from at least 3 different states In General Elections, party must manage to win 6% of votes and win at least 4 Lok Sabha seats The party is recognized as a state level party in four or more states Very few political parties are able to make presence as a national party These parties have a big presence in India: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM), India National Congress (INC), National Congress Party (NCP)
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) The word bahujan means the majority of the people and Samaj means society BSP represents the majority of the people and represents mainly the oppressed sections of society The elephant on the symbol represents physical strength and will-power
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Translates to Indian People s Party Right-wing political position Strongly adheres to cultural nationalism through social conservatism and integral humanism The symbol contains a lotus, which is India s flower and is used to indicate national identity
Communist Party of India (CPI) Oldest party to have begun the communist movement in India Symbol is ears of corn and a sickle with a red background Red is the color of struggle symbolizing a communist party The ears of corn and a sickle depicts that CPI contains peasants, farmers and laborers who work the fields for a living
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Left-wing political party with communist political ideology The symbol is red which represents communism The intersecting hammer and sickle depicts that the party is a party of working class ( peasants, farmers and laborers) The sickle and hammer are used to cut corn and all other crops in the field similar from the CPI because their ideologies are not much different Symbol is very
India National Congress (INC) Country s oldest political party One of the two major national political parties Operates on the ideology of Gandhian Socialism and Social Democracy Center- left political position Symbol is the right hand with its palm- side facing front, usually seen in the center of the Indian flag which is the background
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Born out of the Indian National Congress when 3 members were expelled Stands for upholding democratic secular society along with equality, social justice and unity in the nation Believe integrity of India can be achieve by strengthening federalism and decentralizing power Symbol is a clock that reads 10:10, drawn in blue and has 2 legs and an alarm button- denotes that NCP will keep fighting for its principle no matter how difficult the situation
State Parties Political parties that participate in different elections but only within one state Some states have more than one state party State Party A party must live up to at least one of the following qualifications to be acknowledged as a state party Win at least 3 seats or 3% of the seats in the state legislative assembly Win minimum one seat in the Lok Sabha for every 25 seats or any fraction allotted to the state Status of a state party can still be bestowed upon an entity even if it fails to win any seats in the Lok Sabha or the assembly if it wins 8% of the total votes cast in the entire state Critical to make or break alliances in the Lok Sabha election Criteria of a
Regional Parties Smaller parties that hold considerable clout in individual states leading to high fragmentation of vote distribution Trump card of India s political system
Political Parties Political parties in which one person pulls all the strings Shiv Sena have their stronghold in the public not because of leaders but because of party ideology Other parties are completely dependent on respect the leader has in public Also independent candidates High number of film actors join Indian politics Many state parties attract local film industry actors in their party
